Do AIA/CES hours count as PDHs for PE license?

[jfrye]

I found some free webinars on plant engineering's website some for either PDHs or AIAs. I have done a few of the PDH flavored ones, but find the subject topics to be more interesting in the AIA ones. Does anyone know if they are comparable to your PE boards?

 

[phamENG]

It will probably depend on the state you're in. I think some states required that the PDH's come from an outfit registered with the state (there was a discussion in mid December about it in the structural forum - maybe Ohio?), some just want it to be in your area of practice, while others just make sure you have a piece of paper that says PDH on it. For us structural folks, a lot of AIA PDH's do count since our practice areas have so much overlap. Check your state's regs, it should be spelled out. If it isn't, a call to the board should clear things up.

 

[jfrye]

Thanks, I'll probably have to call, I didn't see it in the state code.

 

[bridgebuster]

Best to call the Board because rules vary from state to state. In one of the three states I'm registered in, they list Board approved providers. However, I think they have a loophole in the rules. The way I read it, they're saying if a provider isn't listed here but they're approved by a recognized industry group - AIA is one of listed groups - then the PDH is OK by them. In another state where I'm registered, which doesn't have a list of approved providers, I received an audit notice a few years ago. They accepted everything I sent in.

In one state I dropped they accepted project management courses, whereas others don't.

As an aside, none of the three States require the PDH's to be in my field of practice. For me that's a good thing. I'm sort of a PDH junkie; I like to look at a wide variety of topics.

 

[bridgebuster]

I like this web site. It has tons of AIA approved PDH's and a lot of variety.

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